Apply to the IECE – Indigenous Early Childhood Educators Professional Development Fellowship
The Institute for Native-serving Educators offers a professional development fellowship for teachers serving 3-4 year old Native American students. We invite preschool and Head Start teachers who can commit to the program expectations to apply. This fellowship offers a long-term, cohort-model professional development opportunity focused on culturally responsive teaching. The
program commitment is April – December each calendar year. Due to the workload, first-year teachers are not typically a good fit for the IECE. If you meet the criteria below, you may apply.
We are no longer accepting applications for this program at this time. Please check back periodically. You can also email us at nativeservingeducators@nau.edu if you would like to be added to our contact list.
Eligibility Criteria
- Serving 3 – 4 year old Indigenous students in Arizona
- Can drive to Flagstaff, Arizona for a 3-day residency at the end of June
- Can obtain written approval by supervisor to teach the curriculum unit that you develop in the program
- Committed to culturally responsive approaches
Benefits
- Increased knowledge of best practices in culturally responsive early childhood curriculum development
- Completion of a published, self-authored curriculum unit for use in your classroom, and access to colleague’s self-authored curriculum
- Networking and learning from other educators
- A $1000 stipend provided upon program completion